the coal miner's daughter is now reaching a hip audience with songs like "portland, oregon." in fact, the only thing more timeless in her music may be the wisdom she dished out to abc's sharyn alfonsi when they went "on the town." ♪ well portland, oregon ♪ if that you ain't love >> reporter: she's had 52 hits, 60 number one songs. at 80 years old, loretta lynn is country royalty. ♪ i lost my mind in oregon >> reporter: and she is still on the road. what is it that you like about performing still? i mean, couldn't you just -- >> if i couldn't sing, i wouldn't go. >> reporter: don't let the frilly gowns fool you. loretta lynn is every bit the rebel. pushing the boundaries of country for decades, writing rated x about the double standards women faced. ♪ you can't have a male friend ♪ when you're a has been ♪ or a woman you're rated x >> reporter: and writing "the pill" about birth control. ♪ making up for all those years ♪ ♪ yes i've got the pill >> reporter: you wrote about the pill. you wrote about war. people said you're a feminist. are you a feminist? >> i